[jim683]

I have been using Roland e-drums for quite a while now. They are not noiseless, they are quite but they can still be heard depending on the type of e-kit your looking to buy. The mesh head kits are much quieter than the rubber pad kits.

There can be an issue if your parents are below you. The bass drum pad can sometimes be heard. There are ways to prevent it. Some people have had good luck with building a platform with layering tennis balls between 2 pieces of plywood to isolate the kit.

I never really liked the silence pads when I had my acoustic kit, but you may not have a problem with them since you prefer acoustic drums, but they are not silent either, just muffled.

A suggestion is to check with your parents and neighbors and try to establish times when it would be ok to practice your drums without silencers. My son had a kit for a while and we let him play it between 5-7 several times a week. It was loud, but he was pretty good and the neighbors never complained.

best of luck in you search for a drum kit, You never mentioned how much you could spend. On e-kits, the really good ones cost quite a bit.........